Nightforce Scope

[Prelude 2.0]

Nightforce scopes are one of the more popular scopes used for benchrest competition. I notice that Nightforce does not make a fixed power competition scope. Which Nightforce scope is usually used by benchrest shooters? Which reticle is usually selected?

[Bill Collaros]

Most who use them in Aus use the 12-42 x 56 with a Fine Cross Hair Dot rectile.

[tim]

Not one of the more popular scopes. You see some of them around but truth be told I'd say the majority of BR guns are still 10 1/2 lb. guns and as good as they are they are quite heavy.

[mwezell]

Around here, there are very popular in score...not so much for group. Quality isn't the issue, it's weight. Most group guns are 10.5lbs and are shot in both heavy and light varmint class. Most score guns are 13.5lbs because the rules don't distingish between the two, except for records consideration.

[Pete Wass]

I have had a bunch of different make scopes over the years but the one I have on my 10.5 Turbo right now is my favorite to date. It is a 36X Sightron, the "Regular" one, not the "Big Sky". It has great optics and a tiny reticle with dot. The clicks are true and repeats flawlessly. I have three 6X HBR Sightons which have the same overall quality. I have shot them on HBR rifles for a number of years without issues. MY VFS Rifle has a Brackney frozen 40X Leupold Comp series scope which I trust but I trust the Sightron as much, it being on my RF rifle.

[MKane]

This thread may just have the answers for us. Scope shopping. Big sky, Nightforce, Maaaaaaaaarch. Are they worth $2400?

[tim]

This thread may just have the answers for us. Scope shopping. Big sky, Nightforce, Maaaaaaaaarch. Are they worth $2400?

Yes they are.

[Hambone]

This thread may just have the answers for us. Scope shopping. Big sky, Nightforce, Maaaaaaaaarch. Are they worth $2400?

Of course not. They simply charge what they think the market will stand. If people stopped buying them at $2400 within 6 months they would be $2000 or less.